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Iranwire – Mohammad Reza (Ali) Zahedi, who died in an attack near the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Mazzeh neighborhood of Damascus on Monday, may not have been widely recognized by the public. However, for the past four decades, he held high-ranking positions as one of the top commanders of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).  His significance …

Iranwire – An Israeli airstrike on a building near the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Monday has led to an Iranian lawmaker urging authorities to hit the Israeli position in the Republic of Azerbaijan.  Following the attack, which resulted in the deaths of several Quds Force commanders, Member of Parliament Jalal Rashidikochi called for retaliation against Israel. Rashidikochi proposed a direct …

Iranwire – Hasti Amiri and Zia Nabavi, student activists who protested the mass poisoning of schoolchildren, were ordered to report to prison to serve their sentences. Nabavi, a former political prisoner and student activist, wrote on his account on social media platform X that the duo would begin their one-year prison sentences on April 6. The activists were convicted of …

Iranwire – The dire economic situation in Iran has reached new heights as the country’s currency hit an all-time low against the US dollar.  The currency’s dip comes amid Iran’s increasing isolation and a worsening economic situation triggered by years of sanctions and political instability.  On April 2, the US dollar went past the 630,000-rial mark for the first time …

Iranwire – Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a commander of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) killed in a suspected Israeli airstrike in Damascus on Monday had previously been involved in quelling anti-establishment protests in Iran.  In December 2023 IranWire obtained several hours of video footage of joint exercises between the IRGC and the police force of the Islamic Republic to prepare for …